Separable mounting for memoranda pads



Oct. 17, 1950 L. w. HAMILTON 2,526,352

SEPARABLE uoun'rmc FOR MEMORANDA was Filed March 25, 194B INVENTOR. lzwW mm 727 Patented Oct. 17, 1950 UNITED STATES "PATENT OFFICE sEP aABLEMOUNTING FOR -1vrEMo RANDA PADS Lew W, Hamilton, Chicago, Ill.

' Application March 25, 1948, Serial No. 16,996

This invention relates to a separable mounting for memoranda pads andthe like.

Certain known mountings for memoranda pads of this general character areobjectionable in that they do not adequately secure the pads to theholder members or, in their constructions, require a' plurality-ofparts, which increases the cost of fabrication of the same. Accordingly,it is an object of my invention to provide a separable mounting formemoranda pads or the like which is highly efficient in operation andwhich is simple and inexpensive to manufacture. With these ends in view,I have devised a novel separable mounting for memoranda pads and thelike of which the following. description, in connection with theaccompanying drawings, is a specification, reference characters beingused to designate the several parts.

Other aims,.objects and purposes of my invention will become apparent asthe disclosure proceeds.

In the'drawings:

Fig.-1 is a plan view ofa memoranda pad and mounting illustrating theapplication of the invention. I I

Fig. 2 is a similar. fragmentary view on an larged scale with the sheetsof the pad removed and showing the elements in assembled relation.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary front perspective view of the supporting memberof my separable mount- Fig. 4 is a fragmentary rear perspective view ofa memoranda pad showing a cooperating element of the mounting attachedthereto.

Referring now to the drawings, wherein is shown a preferred embodimentof my invention, the numeral 5 designates a supporting member which isformed of suitable material such as cardboard, fiber board, or plastic.It is contemplated that the member 5 'will carry on its surface suitableadvertising indicia or printed matter. The member 5 is die-cut, as shownmore clearly in Fig. 3, to provide two spaced parallel slits 6 and I anda cut-out portion 8,

' preferably rectangular in shape, connected with each slit at the topportion thereof. The cutout portions 8, 8 are arranged with their loweredges 9 and II in alignment and at right angles to the slits 6 and Iand, in effect, form, with the longitudinal slits 6 and I, invertedL-shaped slits, the said lower edges serving as shoulders to support thecooperating element of the mounting, hereinafter to be described. Aswill be apparent, the portion I3 of the member 5 located between 4claims. (01. 281-19) 2 capable of being bowed or displaced rearwardly,out of the plane of the member ,5.

The cooperating element I2 of the mounting is shown more clearly in Fig.4 and comprises a backing or supporting member I4 formed of suitablecardboard material and is, preferably, coextensive in area with thememoranda pad I6 comprising a plurality of sheets of paper. The member Il may be attached to the pad I6 in any well known manner, as by staplesor glue, the glue being applied along the top edge thereof. The memberI4 is die-cut, as shown, along lines I'I, I8 and I9, with the lines Eland I9 converging towards each other to provide a tapered tongue 2 I,which is displaceable out of the plane of the member I 4, the tonguebeing of greater width than the portion l3 between the slits 6 and I. Itwill be observed that the die-cut lines I I and I9 begin at points 23and 24 respectively, which are spaced from the top and side marginaledges of the member I4, and that the tongue 2| is hinged along a lineconnecting these two points.

While the member M has been described as being preferably coextensive inarea with the memoranda pad IE, it will be understood that the member I4may be smaller in area than the pad I6, or may comprise only the tongueportion 2|, having shoulders extending from the points 23 and 24 to themarginal side edges and substantially parallel to the top edge of thepad I6. A backing member M coextensive in area with the pad I6, however,is preferred, since it facilitates production of the pad in that thesaid member is cut to size simultaneously with the pad of paper, andalso because uniform thickness throughout the area of the pad isobtained, thereby permitting even stacking of the pads in storage.

the slits B and I is sufiiciently flexible as to be To mount the pad I6on the member 5, the tongue 2I is pushed out of the plane of the memberLand the end of the tongue 2! inserted in the cut out portions 8, B, theportion I3 of the member 5 being thereby displaced rearwardly out of theplane of the member to permit the tongue 2! to enter between the portionl3 and the portions 26 and 2? of the member 5 adjacent thereto. Thetongue 2| is thus confined on its rearward side by the portion I3 and onits forward side by the portions 26 and 21. These portions togethercooperate to frictionally retain the tongue 2| substantially in fiatcondition contiguous to the plane of the member 5. When the elements ofthe mounting are properly assembled, the points 23 and 24 of the member5 abut the lower edges 9 and II of the cut-out portions 6 and 1respectively, which edges act as shoulders, thereby limiting the depthof insertion of the tongue 2| into the receiving pocket thus formed.

When all of the sheets of the memoranda pad l6 have been exhausted, themember I4 is moved upwardly to disengage the tongue 2| from itsreceiving pocket, and a new pad is thereafter inserted therein. Thus, aconsiderable economy in production and use is effected, since asupporting member such as 5, which may usually bear advertising indicia,may be reused indefinitely, it being only necessary to replace thememoranda pads [6 when the same have been exhausted.

While the invention has been described with relation to its applicationto memoranda pads, it will be understood that the sheets of the pads maycarry printed matter, and the pads, for example, may be in the form ofcalendar pads which may be replaced when required.

I claim:

1. A separable mounting for memoranda pads comprising a supportingmember slit along two spaced lines to provide a strip connected at bothends thereof, but displaceable for the greater part of its length out ofthe plane of said member and a cut-out portion on each side of saidstrip immediately adjacent thereto, and a member attachable to a pad andhaving a tongue of greater width than said strip, said tongue beinginsertable in said cut-out portions and receivable longitudinally in theslits forwardly of said strip.

2. In combination a supporting member slit along tWo spaced lines toprovide a strip connected at both ends thereof, but displaceable for thegreater part of its length out of the plane of said member and a cut-outportion on each side of said strip extending transversely thereof, and amember attachable to a pad and having a tongue of greater width thansaid strip, said tongue being insertable in said cut-out portions andreceivable longitudinally in said slitted lines forwardly of said strip.

3. A separable mounting for memoranda pads and the like comprising asupporting member 4 slit along two spaced lines to provide a stripconnected at both ends thereof but displaceable for the greater part ofits length out of the plane of said member, said member having a cut-outportion on each side of said strip immediately adjacent thereto with thelower edge of each cut-out portion forming a supporting shoulder, and abacking member attachable to .a pad and having formed therein a tonguehinged at one end, said tongue when displaced out of the plane of saidbacking member forming a shoulder along the juncture thereof with saidbacking member, said tongue being so constructed and arranged as to bereceivable in said cut-out portions and said slits forwardly of saidstrip with said shoulders cooperating to support said pad and saidbacking member on said supporting member.

4. In combination a supporting member slit along two spaced verticallines to provide a strip connected at both ends thereof but displaceablefor the greater part of its length out of the plane of said member, saidmember having a cut-out portion on each side of said strip immediatelyadjacent thereto and extending transversely thereof with the lower edgeof each cut-out portion forming a supporting shoulder, and a backingmember attachable to ,a, pad and having formed therein a tongue hingedat one end, said tongue when displaced out of the plane of said backingmember forming a shoulder along the juncture thereof with said backingmember, said tongue being so constructed and arranged as to bereceivable in said cut-out portions and said slits forwardly of saidstrip with said shoulders cooperating to support said pad and saidbacking member on said supporting member.

LEW W. HAMILTON.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 84,564 Matthews Dec. 1, 18681,221,737 Hotchkiss Apr. 3, 1917 1,995,864 Reinhold Mar. 26, 19352,147,470 Tate Feb. 4, 1939

